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Restaurants and Bars trends

04 July 2018

We publish a comprehensive restaurants and bars report each half year to provide you with an insight into the latest trends, economic performance and challenges and opportunities for the industry. Our most recent edition, summer 2018, focuses on wet-led opportunities and the ‘return of the pub’.

Summer 2018

Whilst 2017 was a year to forget for the vast majority of the sector, and 2018 not showing performance to challenge this sentiment, there is still a positive outlook for the sector.

In this edition we cover:

Economic overview and trading conditions for the restaurant and bars industry

M&A market overview

A feature article with ETM Group

The rise of high profile CVA’s in the retail and casual dining sectors.

You can also freely access previous editions of the Restaurants and Bars reports below and if you would like to discuss our reports further, please get in touch with us.

Winter 2017

In the autumn period 2017, there was a lot of hard work required for the restaurant and bars sector just to maintain margin and EBITDA return over the 12 months ahead. In this edition we looked at; predictions for 2018, the trading environment, the view from an operator investor and the local data company.

Summer 2017

Uncertain times for UK businesses as created by a shock election result and less focused negotiations with the EU ahead of Brexit meant significant challenges for all operators. However, the industry is known for its resilience and in this edition, we covered key trends that Boards need to be thinking about, our traditional economic update including an overview of M&A activity and we closed the report with opportunities for operators to collaborate with retailers and a case study featuring RARE consulting.